All Christmas articles – Page 58
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AnalysisChristmas in July: Top electricals picks
Electrical retailers are banking on audio purchases, wearables and kitchen gadgets being high up consumers’ wishlists this Christmas.
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AnalysisChristmas in July: Top festive foods
Food is arguably the most important part of Christmas and retailers have upped their game this year in a bid to win over festive shoppers.
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AnalysisChristmas in July: Top toy picks
This Christmas, children’s wishlists will be driven by hotly anticipated film releases and tie-ins with favourite kids’ TV shows.
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AnalysisChristmas in July: Top fashion picks
It will be a glitter-filled, metallic-laden party season this Christmas if the stylish numbers on display at retailers’ July press days are anything to go by.
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NewsChristmas in July: Health and beauty picks
Smellies and make-up are always a popular present for loved ones at Christmas. Here we present a pick of what Superdrug, John Lewis and Feelunique are offering up
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NewsAsda poised for festive fight with discounters to win back customers
Asda is prepared for a festive fight with the discounters and believes shoppers will return to the supermarket giant this Christmas.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How retailers can avoid the common glitches that happen at Christmas
Christmas may be months away but rigorous preparation for the period is essential – particularly in light of the popularity of Black Friday.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Start preparing for the logistical minefield around seasonal peaks
Trading peaks such as Black Friday and Christmas put a strain on fulfilment strategies. Here is how retailers can prepare.
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NewsAsos reports dip in profits as it ploughs cash into global distribution
Asos reported a record Christmas for sales, but its profits dipped as the etailer invested in its international capabilities.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can I use technology to prepare for Black Friday?
Black Friday has become established as the starting pistol of the Christmas shopping season.
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NewsSainsbury's Christmas campaign fourth most complained about ad of 2014
Sainsbury’s ad featuring a First World War Christmas truce football match was the fourth most complained about ad of last year.
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OpinionComment: What can retailers learn from the Christmas trading period?
The Christmas trading period has offered retailers valuable lessons on customer expectation, supply chain and fulfilment.
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NewsSuperGroup chief operating officer Susanne Given steps down
SuperGroup chief operating officer Susanne Given has stepped down from the retailer’s board and will leave the company in the summer.
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OpinionComment: Homage to Catalonia’s remarkable retail arena
At the heart of Barcelona’s vibrant retail scene department store El Corte Inglés is a monument to shopping in the modern era.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Cautious optimism in uncertain times for the retail sector
Retail 2015, produced by Retail Week in association with Kurt Salmon, reveals what industry chiefs really think about prospects for 2015.
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OpinionComment: Are Waitrose’s January results a sign of things to come?
If Waitrose’s recent results are any guide life in the supermarket industry seems to have got a bit tougher again since Christmas.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Christmas trading figures show the great retail divide
The festive season’s results inevitably have winners and losers, but this year’s OC&C Christmas Trading Index shows the gulf between them.
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GalleryIn pictures: Has Aldi suffered from a Christmas hangover?
Christmas goods still seem to be in plentiful stock in some Aldi stores, discovers Grocery Insight director Steve Dresser.
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NewsAmazon took quarter of entertainment spend in the fourth quarter of 2014
Amazon raked in one in every four pounds spent on entertainment in the last quarter of 2014, as the supermarkets saw their marketshare fall.
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OpinionComment: Lessons from Christmas 2014 – five ways to avoid delivery chaos
Retailers’ multichannel system were run to capacity over the Christmas period, resulting in online chaos and customer service failures.